Operation Christmas meal comes to WC

Hansen Foundation, ISF to give away pork loins to those in need

Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation have announced they will give away 500 pork loins to anyone in need in Webster City on Friday, Dec. 8.

Starting at 11 a.m., Iowa Select Farms employees will gather at the Hy-Vee parking lot to hand out free, five-pound pork loins to anyone in need. The lively event includes festive costumes, lights, music, and other celebrations of the season. The event is expected to end at 1 p.m.

This year marks the first year that Operation Christmas Meal will hit the road to deliver fresh, five-pound pork loins to Iowans in rural area. according to officials. For the past six years, Operation Christmas Meal has been held exclusively at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Operation Christmas Meal is one of many initiatives put on each year by the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation, which was launched in 2006 to combat hunger in Iowa, show gratitude to members of the Armed Services and their families, and strengthen efforts to find a cure for childhood cancer while improving the quality of life for cancer patients.

The Hansens, who founded Iowa Select Farms and New Modern Concepts in Iowa Falls, Iowa, established the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation in 2006 to create programs and resources to relieve hunger, show gratitude to members of the Armed Services and their families, and strengthen efforts to find a cure for childhood cancer while improving the quality of life for cancer patients.